Paige Bueckers gets emotional addressing ICE actions in Minnesota
PHILADELPHIA — Minnesota natives Paige Bueckers and Rachel Banham spoke about ICE's presence in their home state during Unrivaled's shootaround on Thursday, Jan 29, at The Alan Horowitz Sixth Man Center.
Bueckers, a Hopkins, Minnesota, native, got emotional when she began to talk about what is happening in her home state. Protests continue in Minneapolis over President Donald Trump's mass deportation plan in the aftermath of two U.S. citizens, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, being killed by federal immigration officers this month.
"It hits a little bit home for me because I'm from there," Bueckers, a Breeze BC guard, said. "It's unfortunate. Honestly, I've grown up seeing, and been a part of, peaceful protests, marches and the community coming together because of tragic events. Innocent lives are being taken, innocent families are being broken apart. People are afraid to send their children to school; people are afraid to go to work and provide for their family; people are afraid to go to the grocery store.
"What's going on is not OK. We hope and pray there's a change in direction from where this is heading."
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